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Macgeopsis turbinata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Ellipsosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Macgeopsis turbinata was named by Alloiteau (1958). Its type locality is Soaravikely, which is in a Bathonian/Callovian shallow subtidal limestone in Madagascar.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. stutchburyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Macgeopsis turbinata Alloiteau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderArchaeocoeniinaAlloiteau 1952
familyEllipsosmiliidaeAlloiteau 1957
genusMacgeopsisAlloiteau 1957
speciesturbinata

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Macgeopsis turbinata Alloiteau 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Early/Lower Callovian or 168.20000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian168.2 - 161.5Madagascar (Toliara) Macgeopsis turbinata (type locality: 86481)